Ironically, a ton of people recommended this one to me when they witnessed my love for The Gallagher Girls – and I understand it, but I also kind of wish they hadn’t hyped me so much about this series, causing me to buy all three books on the spot. Then again, isn’t that what three-star ratings are all about? You liked it, but you also struggle to recommend it. So it’s good, but it’s also disappointing. I enjoyed reading about Kat Bishop because of that. I know Ally Carter truly wrote this book because only she can use sass in such a smart way. The characters do the unexpected, and that, to give credit where it’s due, is absolutely fantastic. Almost every new chapter is an introduction to a character or element in the heroine’s life, and while that is interesting, it’s not action-packed or suspenseful… and isn’t that what we’re all here for? The types of books that were written to introduce more than to develop.
But for us, it’s as dry as the desert and feels more like a building up book than a real story. I can imagine her having a lot of fun writing this. I read it and reread and think about it whenever I’m bored and in need of creating some impossible scenarios in my mind that involve spies and spying, in addition to little ol’ me. Her The Gallagher Girls series is everything and more. My heart is begging me to give this book a four-star rating.Īnd since I value my brain’s opinion slightly more, a winner has been declared. So what if it’s a spectacularly impossible job? She’s got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in her family’s history–and, with any luck, steal her life back along the way. For Kat, there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat’s dad needs her help. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat’s father isn’t just on the suspect list, he is the list. But he has a good reason: a powerful mobster has been robbed of his priceless art collection and wants to retrieve it. Soon, Kat’s friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring Kat back into the world she tried so hard to escape. Unfortunately, leaving “the life” for a normal life proves harder than she’d expected.
When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own-scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind.
For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria…to steal the crown jewels.
When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre…to case it. Genres & Themes: Young Adult, Mystery, Family History, Friendship, Scheming
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